Wouldn’t it be great to eat Pringles® chips without having to stick your hand down in the can? Essentially, that thinking was behind the flexible package that is the first-place winner of the 2024 Student Design Challenge held by the Flexible Packaging Association.
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Labelexpo Americas 2024 Showcases Industry Trends and Innovations
Sept/Oct 2024
Packaging industry professionals from around the world will gather in Rosemont, Illinois, for Labelexpo Americas 2024 to learn more about the challenges and innovations in the industry. The show will include live demonstrations of flexo presses and will display digital technology and finishing equipment, but it also will focus on trends facing the industry.
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AI and You
Manufacturers Successfully Examine How AI Helps Their Operations
Sept/Oct 2024
AI offers the promise of greater efficiency and clearer, quicker insights into business operations. And while there are risks in using the technology, there also are risks in steering clear of it.
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Minnesota Becomes 5th State to Pass Packaging EPR Law
Sept/Oct 2024
Even with 2024 being a short year for legislative sessions and the national elections taking center stage this November, some states felt the need to introduce legislation on extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Read MoreExpect a Lot of Movement on Artificial Intelligence Policy
Sept/Oct 2024
There is a broad bipartisan understanding that the government needs to proactively work to safeguard against the risks of AI while ensuring the benefits of AI can be utilized.
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Sustainability—The ‘Megatrend’—Requires Commitment and Collaboration
Sept/Oct 2024
Over the years, BOBST has been committed to its industry vision of “Shaping the future of the packaging world,” with sustainability as one of the four pillars. This focus is now reaching a critical juncture for the entire industry.
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SPMC® Expands Its Membership Options
Sept/Oct 2024
The Sterilization Packaging Manufacturers Council (SPMC®) recently added an associate member category, a significant milestone for the council, which was founded by and composed of converter members for nearly 30 years.
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ELC to Hold Crash Course for People New to the Industry
Sept/Oct 2024
The Emerging Leadership Council of the Flexible Packaging Association is excited to offer FPA member companies the opportunity to participate in the FlexPack Crash Course at PACK EXPO International.
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Flexible Packaging Industry Growth Accelerates
Sept/Oct 2024
The Annual State of the Flexible Packaging Industry Report provides industry converters, suppliers, investors, and analysts with insight into the performance of the U.S. flexible packaging industry over the past year.
Read MoreFlexForward® Fall Conference Holds Something For Everyone
Sept/Oct 2024
The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) and its board-level work group on meetings have reimagined our fall conference, which will now be the premier flexible packaging event of the season.
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Reimagined FPA Fall Conference Takes Shape
Revamped Event in September Includes Educational Sessions and Seminars
August 29, 2024
The Flexible Packaging Association set out in 2023 to reinvent the organization’s fall conference to include more networking opportunities and educational sessions while accommodating its expanding membership base. Those efforts culminate with an exciting conference.
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NAM Report Outlines How Manufacturers Use Artificial Intelligence
May 2024 Report Recommends Policy Approaches to AI Regulation
August 29, 2024
The National Association of Manufacturers releases report focusing on how AI reshaping manufacturing
Read MoreReliance Packaging Expands Operations in North Carolina
Reliance Packaging LLC, a manufacturer of printed plastic packaging, will add 32 jobs at its facility in North Carolina as part of a plan to invest more than $7.4 million in its operations there, according to a news release from the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina. Reliance Packaging, which opened its plant in Aberdeen […]
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Comedian Nate Bargatze to Perform at PACK EXPO International
Educational Sessions and Sustainability Also Will Be Featured During the Expo
August 22, 2024
PACK EXPO International 2024 will also provide various networking events during the expo scheduled for November at McCormick Place in Chicago.
Read MoreEducational Webinar Series on Labeling Requirements Planned for Fall
A webinar series that will examine packaging claims and labeling requirements will begin this fall. Understanding Packaging Claims and Labeling Requirements begins in September 2024 and is sponsored by AMERIPEN—American Institute for Packaging and the Environment. “With different and sometimes conflicting guidelines, it can be tricky to keep up with best practices, laws, and regulations […]
Read MoreELC’s Crash Course Set for PACK EXPO International
The Emerging Leadership Council (ELC) of the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) will hold its second FlexPack Crash Course at PACK EXPO International on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at McCormick Place in Chicago. The day-long course will be held during the final day of PACK EXPO International, which starts on Sunday, November 3, 2024. The ELC […]
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European and Canadian EPR Experts Offer Advice for U.S. Programs
August 8, 2024
If you were to ask extended producer responsibility (EPR) experts from other countries about the lessons they learned that could be applied to EPR programs in the United States, you would receive advice about working well in advance on programs, harmonizing them across jurisdictions, being proactive, and getting involved.
Read MoreWindmoeller & Hoelscher Expands North American Headquarters Space
Windmoeller & Hoelscher (W&H) recently broke ground on a major expansion of its North American headquarters in Lincoln, Rhode Island. The first phase will expand the warehouse of the machinery manufacturer by 12,000 square feet and the office building by 5,600 square feet, with completion anticipated within 12 months, the company said in July. The […]
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Embracing Technology Integrations and Real-Time Data: Boosting Profitability in the Packaging Industry
August 1, 2024
The packaging industry is experiencing a technological revolution driven by the need for increased efficiency, higher throughput, high traceability, and compliance.
Read MoreAdvanced Recycling Summit Planned for Late August
The Advanced Recycling: Circularity in Plastics summit will be held August 27–28, 2024, in Akron, Ohio. “As the federally designated tech hub for sustainable polymers, this year’s conference in Akron will facilitate open dialogue across the plastics circularity value chain by providing discussions and networking opportunities to those in the waste management, recycling, petrochemical, polymer […]
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